Poetry by wchimesjim

Month: November 2016

give me just a moment longer
while I memorize your face
with the color of your laughter
and the smell of your embrace
you’re my favorite midnight memory
when I wrestle with the night
but the sun is going down
and you’re a masterpiece tonight

we have pockets full of wishes
we collect along the way
but I find I want for nothing
when I have you here this way
I may never find the words
to make an angel, gasp or sigh
but the sun is going down
and if you’ll stay, I’d love to try

yes, the sun is going down
and even he won’t say goodbye…

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with my head in Carolina
and my feet in basic black
I write indiscreet directions
for a countryside attack
there’s no bargaining position
from a heart in disrepair
everybody needs salvation
I just need some mountain air

take me high up in the Smokies
on the Appalachian Trail
where my feet can match the rhythm
of my heart as I inhale
there’s a breath for indecision
there’s a step towards something new
when you’re hiking in the mountains
inspiration walks with you

from the silence of the forest
comes the music of your soul
to remind you of your purpose
and to hand you back control
freeze the beauty of the moment
take it with you when you leave
everybody needs a mountain
in this land of make-believe

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I cross the edge of fantasy
and pull you from the shelf
where time has stacked the memories
I couldn’t save myself
the story of a princess
and a man who left too soon
it isn’t hard believing
in a Cinderella moon…

I’ve scrambled up the beanstalk
searching for the golden prize
I’ve sworn the sky was falling
though I never realized
the wind was tossing playfully
my beautiful balloon
and all is well in heaven
in a Cinderella moon…

I can’t believe you never lost
your sweet December grace
I’m grateful for the moments
and the smile on my face
we’re out of sight of April
and within the breath of June
the pieces fall together
in a Cinderella moon..

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like the gentleness and
peacefulness I have found in love,
for the inspiration of you
that fills my soul,
and yes, my heart.
it enters my head
and ties up my tongue
and dances down my sleeve
to form beautiful words
of desire
for you.